Reading Notes: Marriage Tales Part B

In this part, I decided to imitate my story on the book, The Dog Husband. I feel like out of all of the stories that were listed, this story seemed to grab my attention the most. The plot of the story seems to be complex and creative with characters that were vital surrounding the stories. I have listed some notes below that should help me create the perfect story if I actually choose to pursue this book. 

The Dog Husband:

  • The plot seems to be outrageous and pretty unreal. The story begins to explain a young girl and her dog whom she seems to care about a lot. This is just like a typical person with their dog (or animals). 
  • The story begins to take a weird turn when it is revealed that the dog is capable of shapeshifting into a human. when the dog shapeshifts into a human, the human then begins to sleep with the girl and eventually gets her pregnant.
  • While reading this story, I began to laugh because this truly was quite a story that I have never read before.
  • In my story, I could write about the situation in the form of a nursery rhyme. I would probably not have the dad kill the dog like he did in the story but rather have the dad deal with the aftermath of his daughter being pregnant by a dog.
  • I feel like the character of the crow was put into the story to serve as a voice of reason for the girl. The crow was sympathetic and understanding of the situation and helped the girl eventually.
  • In my story, I would like to add the character of the crow in the form of a different character. I would probably have the crow-like character act like a sympathetic genie that will grant the girl a wish that she could use to either bring back the dog husband or take her back to the days where she did not have kids with him.
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The Dog Husband
 The Dog Husband by Stith Thompson
                                    

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